June 16, 2021 Unmanned train to allow Vale to reopen iron ore plant at Xingu dam With the train, Timbopeba processing plant will be able to operate at least at 80% of its capacity of 33,000 tonnes of iron ore "fines" per day.
June 16, 2021 Copper price and China reserves: sell on rumor, buy on fact Beijing confirmed the release of state reserves for the first time in a decade to cool metals markets, but copper prices rose more than 1% on the news.
June 16, 2021 One of only four 1,000 carat-plus diamonds ever found dug up in Botswana DeBeers-Botswana joint venture has recovered a 1,098 carat diamond from Jwaneng mine, the world’s richest diamond mine by value.
June 16, 2021 Iron ore prices fall on increasing supply from miners Iron ore shipments from Australia and Brazil stood at 26.14 million tonnes last week, up by 1.1 million tonnes from the week earlier, data from Mysteel consultancy showed.
June 16, 2021 Rio Tinto to study using hydrogen in alumina refining in green push The Australian Renewable Energy Agency will provide half the funds for the $925,000 study.
June 15, 2021 Vale, BHP propose $238m DIP financing for Samarco Samarco's debt with Vale and BHP totals 23 billion reais, while bondholders are owed the equivalent of 26 billion reais.
June 15, 2021 Cobalt ‘bubble’ will burst, Ivanhoe executive in Congo says The head of the chamber of mines in the DRC suggests investors focus instead on Congo’s copper.
June 15, 2021 Forrest sets sights on reviving Congo’s hydro vision Fortescue says it has held talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo for exclusive rights to develop the Grand Inga suite of projects.
June 15, 2021 Anglo American exposed coal miners to excessive risk, inquiry finds An Australian inquiry into a blast that seriously injured five workers found that the miner repeatedly produced more methane gas than it could remove and had exposed workers to excessive…
June 15, 2021 VW boss slams G7 leaders for not setting coal phase-out date Volkswagen’s CEO, Herbert Diess, has taken aim at the Group of Seven (G7) for failing to set a firm date to phase out coal power, as well as production of…
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
